In the spring, it is suitable to eat some spicy and warm food, and the “Queen of Vegetables” – onion, is a very good choice.
The onions that are freshly marketed now have sufficient moisture and good taste. They are often eaten in daily cooking, which not only adds color and flavor to our dining table, but also is good for the body.
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Eating onions in spring has many benefits
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that onions are warm in nature, enter the liver, spleen, lung, and stomach meridians, and have the functions of dispelling cold, invigorating the stomach, sweating, eliminating phlegm, helping to prevent cancer, and protecting the cardiovascular system.
Protect blood vessels
Onion is the only vegetable known to contain prostaglandin A. Prostaglandin A can dilate blood vessels and reduce blood viscosity, thus lowering blood pressure, increasing coronary blood flow and preventing thrombosis.
It is also rich in sulfide, quercetin, etc., all of which are beneficial to protect blood vessels and resist thrombosis.
Anti-inflammatory sterilization
Onions contain some phytocides, such as allicin, etc., so they have strong bactericidal ability. In spring, a large number of pathogenic bacteria grow, and various infectious diseases are high. It is suitable to eat some “sterilization vegetables” to improve resistance.
Laxative
Onion is rich in dietary fiber, regular and moderate intake can promote intestinal metabolism and prevent constipation.
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Famous doctors eat onions like this, healthy and delicious
In the program, many doctors also recommended onion and its unique way of eating, you may wish to try it.
Sansi salad: anti-virus, strong immunity
Liu Zhengli of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Liu Lao, often cooks a cold dish at home, and his family loves it. One of the main ingredients is onion. Regular consumption can help improve immunity.
[How to do]: shred purple onion, carrot, cut coriander into small pieces, add more than a dozen peanuts, season with soy sauce, vinegar, and a little sugar according to personal taste, and stir well.
Purple onions are rich in vitamins and anthocyanins, which help to resist free radicals, antioxidants, protect the cardiovascular system, and enhance immunity; resveratrol in peanuts helps antioxidants, and linoleic acid helps to lower cholesterol;
Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which can improve the body’s ability to resist diseases when eaten regularly; coriander has the same origin as medicine and food, appetizing, digesting, and lowering the gas.
This dish has a very refreshing taste and can also help us replenish many nutrients we need.
Colorful onions: nourishing yang, sterilizing and anti-inflammatory
Professor Liu Zhanwen from Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine recommended a colorful onion suitable for spring. In addition to onion, it is also matched with warm vegetables such as pepper, green onion and garlic. It conforms to the principle of raising the sun in spring and is also beneficial to sterilization and anti-inflammatory.
[Ingredients]: One purple onion, red pepper, garlic, and green onion.
【Practice】:
1. Shred red pepper, green onion, mince garlic, and slice onion.
2. Heat oil in a pot, add red pepper and minced garlic when the oil is hot, stir fry until fragrant, add onion and stir fry.
3. When the onion is almost cooked, add shredded green onion, season with a little salt and serve.
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Onion selection and storage is very particular
Are white or purple better?
The answer is: each has its own advantages, just choose according to your needs.
Purple onions are rich in anthocyanins, iron, and calcium, which are more helpful in anti-oxidation and anti-aging; white onions have higher vitamin C and beta carotene content, and have better anti-fatigue effects.
Do you want to put onions in the refrigerator?
The answer is: no special refrigerator is required. Although the temperature in the refrigerator is low, the humidity is also high. If onions are placed in a humid environment, even if the temperature is low, they are prone to mildew and spoilage. And it has a strong smell. If it is cut and put in the refrigerator, it will make other foods smell of onions.
In general, it is better to keep onions in a dry, ventilated place.
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